D
The women across the river  
      G                                   D
Carry water from the well at the break of day 
         D
And they talk to one another  
G                              D
God only knows what they might say 
          G
You might get an education after years of dedication 
         
You might finally get a glimpse of what is right 
            D
And what is wrong 
                           A                        D
The women across the river well, they knew that all along 
D
Women across the river 
          G                               D
Work with tools that are ancient and hand-made 
     D
They plough the fields in perfect rows 
    G                           D
And then, they rest beneath the shade 
       G
Now we have learned to build out of concrete out of steel 

And our buildings last a thousand years  
                                D
But then even they are bound to fall 
                                A                        D
But the women across the river, never learned to build a wall 
D
The women across the river 
       G                          D
Are as gentle as the dew upon the ground 
  D                                 G
I love to hear them laughing in the rain  
                          D
When it makes the perfect sound 
      G
Now a soldier with a gun and a battle to be won 
                                                                  D
Might kill you with a bullet and you'd never even know the reason why 
                                A                            D
But the women across the river, they can kill you with their eyes 
                            A                            D
The women across the river, they can kill you with their eyes